PeaceHealth is seeking a relief Provider based in the Sedro-Woolley community.

Req ID: 171536

We're seeking a BE/BC General Surgeon to assist with temporary coverage at United General Medical Center.

This group is well respected in the Sedro-Woolley / Burlington community and fully integrated into a leading system with specialty service lines supporting the St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, St. Joseph is a 253-bed tertiary hospital.

Join an existing team with years of experience in the area and a solid and growing patient base.

This clinic represents the PeaceHealth philosophy of providing care to patients closest to home.

Strong bond between this group, the community, and dedication to PeaceHealth United General Medical Center the local 25 bed critical access hospital

Stimulating and interesting pathology with a stable and loyal patient population and demographics. You will enjoy the continuity.

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We offer:

Work in a positive and collegial work environment with strong mentorship.

Competitive compensation.

Fully paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage.

Washington State has no state income tax.

We strongly prefer a candidate with a passion to work with the underserved and a rural population.

PeaceHealth United General Medical Center is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving several communities with a catchment area of 50,000 over more than 2,000 square miles in Skagit and Whatcom counties. The hospital services include cancer care, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, OB/GYN, orthopedics, pulmonary and sleep medicine and in the near future, behavioral health provided by the PeaceHealth system.

Why you will love living here:

Sedro-Woolley, Washington is located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains along the Skagit River.

Enjoy serene countryside with easy access to an abundance of recreational and cultural amenities including skiing, water sports, hunting, biking, horse-back riding, and fishing.

Sedro-Woolley/Burlington is one hour north of Seattle; 20 minutes south of Bellingham; and 1 hour south of Vancouver, BC.

The community is located only minutes from the Puget Sound Bay overseeing many wonderful island communities, with whale-watching, deep-sea fishing and boating opportunities.

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please contact Kim Dianich.

PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of its founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission.

PeaceHealth is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified job applicants and employees without regard to the following statuses: protected veteran; qualified individual with a disability; race; ethnicity; religion; gender; pregnancy; gender identity; national origin; age; genetic information; sexual orientation; or any other protected status in accordance with local, state, or federal laws.

The above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of caregivers assigned to this job.

PeaceHealth Physicians are as diverse as the communities they serve, but have the following in common:Dedication to carrying on the healing mission of Jesus Christ by promoting personal and community health, relieving pain and suffering and treating each person in a loving and caring way.A shared vision of every patient receiving exceptional, compassionate evidence-based care, every time, every touch.